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===How do I edit?===

[[Help:Editing]] is a good place to start learning with the default editor. If you feel ready to dive into source mode, Wikipedia provides excellent documentation for [[Wikipedia:Help:Wiki markup|Wiki markup]]; while this site is ~~[[GS:NOT#WP|~~not Wikipedia]], it shares the same markup software (MediaWiki). Anything that you'll need to know for basic editing is exactly the same here as it is on Wikipedia, so its guides will prove useful. If you still need help, don't hesitate to ask any experienced user.

[[Help:Editing]] is a good place to start learning with the default editor. If you feel ready to dive into source mode, Wikipedia provides excellent documentation for [[Wikipedia:Help:Wiki markup|Wiki markup]]; while this site is not Wikipedia, it shares the same markup software (MediaWiki). Anything that you'll need to know for basic editing is exactly the same here as it is on Wikipedia, so its guides will prove useful. If you still need help, don't hesitate to ask any experienced user.

===What's with the differently ~~coloured~~ links?===

===What's with the differently colored links?===

There are four different coloured links.

*Blue links are '''internal links'''. They link to other pages on the wiki.

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===Why do users have different colours?===

In the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]], there are certain users with their usernames highlighted. The colours show the technical tools and abilities these users have. For a list of different access types, see [[~~GeminiStation~~:Administrators#Access types|~~GeminiStation:~~Administrators]].

In the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]], there are certain users with their usernames highlighted. The colours show the technical tools and abilities these users have. For a list of different access types, see [[GSWiki:Administrators#Access types|Administrators]].

*Bot accounts are used for automated edits and to perform various maintenance tasks. They can also be administrators.

*Registered users can edit pages, move pages and upload files. Registered editors older than 4 days can also edit semi-protected pages. Registered users might also be a part of the [[GS:CUST|custodian]] usergroup or have access to the [[GS:ROLLBACK|rollback]] tool.

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 ===<span id="EDIT">How do I edit?</span>===
-[[Help:Editing]] is a good place to start learning with the default editor. If you feel ready to dive into source mode, Wikipedia provides excellent documentation for [[Wikipedia:Help:Wiki markup|Wiki markup]]; while this site is [[GS:NOT#WP|not Wikipedia]], it shares the same markup software (MediaWiki). Anything that you'll need to know for basic editing is exactly the same here as it is on Wikipedia, so its guides will prove useful. If you still need help, don't hesitate to ask any experienced user.
+[[Help:Editing]] is a good place to start learning with the default editor. If you feel ready to dive into source mode, Wikipedia provides excellent documentation for [[Wikipedia:Help:Wiki markup|Wiki markup]]; while this site is not Wikipedia, it shares the same markup software (MediaWiki). Anything that you'll need to know for basic editing is exactly the same here as it is on Wikipedia, so its guides will prove useful. If you still need help, don't hesitate to ask any experienced user.
-===<span id="COLOR">What's with the differently coloured links?</span>===
+===<span id="COLOR">What's with the differently colored links?</span>===
 There are four different coloured links.
 *<span style="color:#438ab5;">Blue links</span> are '''internal links'''. They link to other pages on the wiki.
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 ===<span id="USERC">Why do users have different colours?</span>===
-In the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]], there are certain users with their usernames highlighted. The colours show the technical tools and abilities these users have. For a list of different access types, see [[GeminiStation:Administrators#Access types|GeminiStation:Administrators]].
+In the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]], there are certain users with their usernames highlighted. The colours show the technical tools and abilities these users have. For a list of different access types, see [[GSWiki:Administrators#Access types|Administrators]].
 *<span style="color:#ff8800;">Bot accounts</span> are used for automated edits and to perform various maintenance tasks. They can also be administrators.
 *<span style="color:#438ab5;">Registered users</span> can edit pages, move pages and upload files. Registered editors older than 4 days can also edit semi-protected pages. Registered users might also be a part of the [[GS:CUST|custodian]] usergroup or have access to the [[GS:ROLLBACK|rollback]] tool.